Russia will export up to 55-60 million tons of grain in the agricultural year 2022-2023, which once seemed an unrealistic plan. In this respect declaration Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Federal Assembly.
“Until the end of the agricultural year, that is, until June 30, 2023, we will be able to increase the total grain exports to 55-60 million tons. “Even 10-15 years ago, it just seemed like a fairy tale, an absolutely unrealistic plan,” said Putin.
According to him, in total this season, Russian farmers harvested a record 150 million tons of grain, including more than 100 million tons of wheat.
Press service of Rosstat in the second half of January knowledgeableThe net weight of grain and legumes harvest in Russia in 2022 was 153.8 million tons.
The previous day at the Kazakhstan Financial Monitoring Agency (AFM) said About the discovery of a scheme for the gray import of Russian grain for further export under its own guise. According to the agency, in the period from 2021 to 2022, one of the Kazakh companies was exporting 8.3 thousand tons of grain worth 1 billion tenge ($2.2 million) from the Russian Federation to Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. .